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[All7OfUs]

Thanks, something new to add to my list. I realized that I am rarely over in that area after dark, so that may be why I haven't seen them. But I don't think I have ever read about them either. I am going to check my UG when I get home.

I doubt you'd find it in the UG, but never hurts to try. I just didn't find too many hidden gem type tidbits in there, but rather a rather large boatload of good stuff about which rooms are good, transportation tips, and stuff like that. Honestly, though, I find the peeps here as good, or better, than the UG. They're the greatest!!!

Aw thanks.

You're welcome!! How was your ride along?? Haven't gotten over to your PTR in the last day!! But will today!!!!

Getting a PIN no mater where you are is better than not getting a PIN!!!!!

I think.


Room only... Pay OOP for your meals.. request a queen size bed.. Don't ask for the 70's section. I'll come up with more ideas later!


LOL The Nescafe or all the coffee?

At the POLY you can drink Kona coffee everyday!... and I'm not even a coffee drinker!!! LOL

ITA!!!, Tim! But, let's face it, most folks here I think will still end up at WDW whether they get a PIN or not. They'll either downgrade resorts, not stay as long or eat more simply, but STILL GO! No?? Me, for example. I had dedided a loooong time ago to take this vacay, and had made ressies w/0 a pin; when one did come in, it was icing on the cake.

Def. WON"T do 70's. Very much don't need the pool noise!! The 50's is sounding quite nice the more I look. I'm going to spend soem time today looking at the POP thread today.

Coffee? What can I say?? Everything Cynthia says and more. Headaches, withdrawal... OK, I was going to post a super funny story about what happened to me at Hoop last year, but I think I'll post some pictures of just how desperate someone can be for coffee. Coming up a bit later....

I was in the 50s section 3316 facing the lake. It was a non-preferred room and it was fairly close to the Classic Hall. It was quiet as I was towards the end of the hall and the stairs closest to me were not used that often so people didn't pass my room too much.

Everything Pop has pretty good food for a food court. I really didn't mind eating several meals there during my last vacation as they had good variety.

OK. Now I know exactly which section to go with. I'll ask for a lake facing room in Bldg. 3 in the 50s. I'm a pretty sound sleeper, but it never hurts to ensure it as best you can.

all coffee.....I love the smell but it tastes nasty...although I was only about 6 when I tasted it.

LOL!! This sounds like me and beer!! Nasty, vile stuff. Tastes disgusting, well, ok, not so bad after about 3 screwdrivers. (I DON'T do that anymore, so stop you're surmising- it was a college thing) EWWWW!!! DH tries to get me to taste it once in a while and my opinion hasn't changed in 20 years!!

You may want to try again...but DON'T start with that nasty Nescafe!

Oh all the lovely things you miss!

Tiramisu

Bailey's and Coffee

The feel of the warm mug on a cold day in front of the fire...

the caffeine rush

the caffeine withdrawal

the caffeine withdrawal headache

JK. Clearly I didn't have enough today!

Just sat down with mine!! Ahhh.... no nice. Hey, Cynthia, are you a black or a cream and sugar kind of gal??

you're crackin me up.

I'm taking Starbucks VIA with me when I go in FEB

Now, now that's some kind of addict!!

 

[All7OfUs]

And might I add, coffee was the first thing that went on my packing list. Seriously!! When I post it, I'll show you!!

I have 2 PMs here. Haven't quite gotten to them yet, (I JUST got on today), so if they are from you, don't think I"m ignoring you!

 

[jordanyosh]

OMG seriously?

Have you tried it yet?

I spent 13 years at the big green dot. I feel like they sold their soul.

It was a WE WILL NEVER

EVER

EVER

Go there.

And yet they did.

Actually they sold it a long time ago but I'm totally hijacking and digressing here. It still makes me sad though. Really really sad. Good years.

I bought it recently for an coffee chocolate chip shortbread I was making as normal instant is well, disgusting.

It's....interesting.

I won't be taking it camping, this much I'll say. I'll stick to my stainless steel french press. I do pack coffee for the world though, it's a requirement. It won't be VIA though. However I can really appreciate the travel size niceness of it.

Get this.....

Interview company....

Did the VIA packaging and campaign.

Now. Java Chip. The bomb. The liqueur?

Can I just say...Santa LOVES that stuff.

I know a great friend of mine's husband was a master roaster? for years at the green dot (I had no idea what you were talking about). He left for the same reasons that they sold out.......

I love the Starbucks by my church. They treat me like family. I like Peets coffee much better, but there are not many around here.

I do like the VIA. I don't LOVE it, but compared to what you get at WDW, it's pretty good. The Starbucks right down the street closed so for my roommate the VIA does the trick...

 

[eandesmom]

Black baby, I take it black!

no cream, no sugar.

Will do on ice but then it's got to be an Americano.

Coffee is ALWAYS the first item on my packing list.

 

[jordanyosh]

I like mine black too.

 

[All7OfUs]

We'll have to agree to disagree- I like mine "cake in a cup" style! I could probably save myself a zillion calories a day if I learned to like it sans the milk and sugar.


Nah...

 

[that's nice]

We'll have to agree to disagree- I like mine "cake in a cup" style! I could probably save myself a zillion calories a day if I learned to like it sans the milk and sugar.


Nah...

LOL thats how my DW likes it.

 

[All7OfUs]

Well, then, is she looking for a ladies' trip next Sept? We could have one room for black drinkers and one for cake in a cuppers. And for you, Cherie, we could even get a 3rd room for those who choose to abstain.

 

[maroo]

Hey now.

Are you kicking me out of the FIRST room?



You do remember I don't drink coffee....

 

[that's nice]

Hey now.

Are you kicking me out of the FIRST room?



You do remember I don't drink coffee....

UMMMMM MAROO what r u doing up so late?

 

[eandesmom]

I know a great friend of mine's husband was a master roaster? for years at the green dot (I had no idea what you were talking about). He left for the same reasons that they sold out.......

I love the Starbucks by my church. They treat me like family. I like Peets coffee much better, but there are not many around here.

I do like the VIA. I don't LOVE it, but compared to what you get at WDW, it's pretty good. The Starbucks right down the street closed so for my roommate the VIA does the trick...

Master roaster. TRES Cool! Those dudes are cool.

Of course back in the day there was a lot going on at the roasting plant.
Lets just say it often attracted a certain kind of person.

Back before anyone did drug tests.

It can be, and for so long was, like family. Some stores still are. I like Peets quite a bit (though Starbucks would say the "over roast it", certain blends and then Tully's too. We don't have many Peets stores, or Tully's and it is annoying how lame the grocery selecitons are. I'm rather fond of the San Francisco (bay maybe? forget the actual brand name) Organic Rain Forest blend from Costco as our daily brew these days.

Dunkin Donuts though...BLEH!

Now that I no longer get it for free. See I really need a new job where I get something cool for free. A commodity. I sold wine for about 4 years and then coffee. I miss those perks. It changes my grocery budget quite a bit!

I like mine black too.

Think of all the calories we save this way! Plus it just tastes better, the pure essence of coffee!

We'll have to agree to disagree- I like mine "cake in a cup" style! I could probably save myself a zillion calories a day if I learned to like it sans the milk and sugar.


Nah...

You and Jeff. Early on we had a hard time landing on a blend that I liked black and he still liked with his billion spoons of sugar and splash of cream.

Well, then, is she looking for a ladies' trip next Sept? We could have one room for black drinkers and one for cake in a cuppers. And for you, Cherie, we could even get a 3rd room for those who choose to abstain.

Isn't that discrimination, of some sort?



I think you mean low maintenance and high maintenance....

 

[maroo]

UMMMMM MAROO what r u doing up so late?

Who? Me?

I have no idea. Could not sleep. So I decided you people would be up! I was right!

Isn't that discrimination, of some sort?



I think you mean low maintenance and high maintenance....

 

[jordanyosh]

I miss the perks of working at Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation, Disneyland, Cheesecake Factory.........

 

[All7OfUs]

OK, I promised my Hoop de Doo story. Not exactly a drunk story (ala Jordo's) but hilarious nonetheless...

So, we thoroughly enjoyed the Hoop. It was achingly funny, full of corny puns, a little adult humor mixed in, a bunch of noisy hoopla for the kids, and pre-paid bottomless sangria. I have to admit, our waiters were not on the ball- AT ALL! I think they purposely make themselves scarce to keep the bottom line on the low side.

Regardless, what I did get tasted sweet and cold, and it was going down pretty well. It needed fruit floaties, but hey, you take what you can get.

By the time we headed out, everyone was in quite a jovial mood, still laughing and singing that silly song that gets stuck in your brain for the rest of you vacation and beyond. Hoop-de-doo, Hoop-de-Doo... There may have even been hand holding and skipping?

In my mood of merriment and mirth, I skipped right on into the bathroom. But something seemed horribly amiss, when I noticed bare butts standind along the wall smiling at me. I think I may have screamed? I don't even know, maybe I was so stunned I stood there in a dumb-founded silence. All I knew was that I was in the most "wrong" of all places!!

Butt, as horrifying as that was, worse yet, was that I knew I had to go back out. For those of you who've never had the joy of going to Pioneer Hall at the Fort, let me give you the layout. Off to the side of the main entrance are the restrooms and guest services windows. Directly, in front of the bathroom doors are rows and rows of benches. You don't have to guess that after 500 people emerge from a dinner show with unlimited pre-paid drinks there's going to be a fair amount of toilet action. Those benches were FULL of "specatators". I'm not sure, but my face must have been 1,000 shades of red when I came back out and loudly announced, " Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was my own little Hoop de VIEW!" I was feeling rather proud of my quick wit- see I hadn't had too much Sangria, afterall... More than a few had the grace to laugh with me, not AT me. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to escape quickly enough for at least one of the "views" to come out and catch my eye and smirk.

So, that is the most outstanding memory of both the Hoop and Sangria. This Sept. I'm going to try again, butt now I know which door is which.

 

[eandesmom]

OMG

now the song is stuck in my head.

Hoop de View!

 

[maroo]

OK, I promised my Hoop de Doo story. Not exactly a drunk story (ala Jordo's) but hilarious nonetheless...

So, we thoroughly enjoyed the Hoop. It was achingly funny, full of corny puns, a little adult humor mixed in, a bunch of noisy hoopla for the kids, and pre-paid bottomless sangria. I have to admit, our waiters were not on the ball- AT ALL! I think they purposely make themselves scarce to keep the bottom line on the low side.

Regardless, what I did get tasted sweet and cold, and it was going down pretty well. It needed fruit floaties, but hey, you take what you can get.

By the time we headed out, everyone was in quite a jovial mood, still laughing and singing that silly song that gets stuck in your brain for the rest of you vacation and beyond. Hoop-de-doo, Hoop-de-Doo... There may have even been hand holding and skipping?

In my mood of merriment and mirth, I skipped right on into the bathroom. But something seemed horribly amiss, when I noticed bare butts standind along the wall smiling at me. I think I may have screamed? I don't even know, maybe I was so stunned I stood there in a dumb-founded silence. All I knew was that I was in the most "wrong" of all places!!

Butt, as horrifying as that was, worse yet, was that I knew I had to go back out. For those of you who've never had the joy of going to Pioneer Hall at the Fort, let me give you the layout. Off to the side of the main entrance are the restrooms and guest services windows. Directly, in front of the bathroom doors are rows and rows of benches. You don't have to guess that after 500 people emerge from a dinner show with unlimited pre-paid drinks there's going to be a fair amount of toilet action. Those benches were FULL of "specatators". I'm not sure, but my face must have been 1,000 shades of red when I came back out and loudly announced, " Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was my own little Hoop de VIEW!" I was feeling rather proud of my quick wit- see I hadn't had too much Sangria, afterall... More than a few had the grace to laugh with me, not AT me. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to escape quickly enough for at least one of the "views" to come out and catch my eye and smirk.

So, that is the most outstanding memory of both the Hoop and Sangria. This Sept. I'm going to try again. Now I know which door is which.

OH. My. Gosh.



Hilarious!



Hoop De VIEW!

Oh gosh...I am so going to wake up Rachel with my laughing out loud!

 

[that's nice]

LOOLOOOLLOLOLOLOLOL

That is too funny!!!!

Good comeback! After Hoop everyone is feeling good!

I'm still singing the Hoop Dee Doo song with Juliana almost every day!!! I can't get it out of my head!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

UMMMMM MAROO what r u doing up so late?

And to think, you're up even later than her- Mr. Eastern Time Zone Man!

Master roaster. TRES Cool! Those dudes are cool.

Of course back in the day there was a lot going on at the roasting plant.
Lets just say it often attracted a certain kind of person.

Back before anyone did drug tests.

Dunkin Donuts though...BLEH!

Now that I no longer get it for free. See I really need a new job where I get something cool for free. A commodity. I sold wine for about 4 years and then coffee. I miss those perks. It changes my grocery budget quite a bit!



Think of all the calories we save this way! Plus it just tastes better, the pure essence of coffee!



You and Jeff. Early on we had a hard time landing on a blend that I liked black and he still liked with his billion spoons of sugar and splash of cream.



Isn't that discrimination, of some sort?



I think you mean low maintenance and high maintenance....

You got me to thinking about the perks of my job:

1) I can fluently speak a language that will do me absolutely NO good anywhere else on earth!
2) I know how to drink fermented horse milk with the best of them.
3) I can barter in a bazaar, which is a talent that may soon be coming to the States
4) I get to travel to exotic places and pee in an outhouse- BTW, I can even go without hitting the sides of the hole now. It's an art!

Who? Me?

I have no idea. Could not sleep. So I decided you people would be up! I was right!

You found du par-tay!

 

[All7OfUs]

Isn't that discrimination, of some sort?



I think you mean low maintenance and high maintenance....

NO, not at all- just trying to drum up some more fun! Cherie's kids are old enough to do without her for a few days. Maybe those in the black coffee room could beat us to the busses a few seconds earlier in the morning, and those who don't drink it at all (maroo and Cherie) will be on Toy Story Mania first of all. Just think of the fun a whole bunch of ladies would be at 'Ohana together?!! Even some fun-loving guys too! It could be a really great meet, I think.

 

[jordanyosh]

Too funny. I'm sure you're in someone's TR somewhere in the WDW universe....